Washing-machine.



'PATENITED OCT. 8, 1907.

J. P. WADE.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIOH rmzn my 24 1000 r j lnven a Wimesses:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES F. WADE, OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS.

WASHIhTG-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 8, 1907.

Application filed May 24,1906. Serial N0. 318,475.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMns F. WADE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Quincy, in the county of Adams, State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others' skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in washing machines of that classwhich are operated by hand and especially designed for use in thehouse-hold.

The object of the invention-is to provide a practical machine of thischaracter which will be durable and inexpensive in construction andwhich will save both time and labor in cleaning all kinds of clothes andfabric.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction and the combination and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed; and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view, partly in section, of myimproved washing machine, and Fig. 2 is avertical sectional view throughthe same.

My improved washing machine comprises a platform or bench P having anextended portion upon one side from which rises an upright or standard Sstrengthened by inclined braces s. In the upper portion of the standardis formed a transverse aperture or opening a adapted to receive one endof a hand lever L which is adapted to operate an agitator or plungery ina receptacle or tub R arranged upon the platform. This receptacle is oftrusto-conical form and has a large circular base 1 surrounded by aninwardly inclined annular wall T which latter forms a contractedcircular top r as clearly comprises a rod having its reduced upper enddetachably pivoted in a vertical slot or opening in the lever L by aremovable pin 90 and, upon its lower end a plurality oi wire loops Kadapted to receive and hold the clothes M to be washed. These loops areof U-shape and are arranged in an annular row so as to project radiallyfrom the rod y. The free end of the lever L is provided with a crosspiece 0 which serves as a handle, and its opposite end projects throughthe opening a in the standard Sand is provided with a cross pin Z whichretains it in said opening but at the same time permits it to have freemovement in said opening. The lever is permitted to have free movementin all directions by forming the opening a in the standard with walls awhich are inclined or flared outwardly, that isyaway from the lever.These inclined walls a of said opening make the inner end of the latterof much greater size than the outer end oi the same so that said outerend serves as the real fulcrum for the lever.

From the foregoing it .will be seen that by mounting the lever as setforth it may be shifted so that the agitator or pounder'may bereciprocated in any portion of the receptacle and that by making thelatter with the over hanging wall r the water in the receptacle will becaused to more effectively circulate through the clothes in the loops Kas the machine is operated. By mounting the lever so that it has freemovement in all directions the agitator may also be readily removed fromthe vessel to permit the clothes to be inserted in or removed from itsloops K. It will be further noted that the machine is exceedingly simplein construction so that it may be produced at a small cost and will bestrong and durable in use.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

A washing machine comprising a platform, a standard arranged upon oneside of the same and formed with the opening a, a receptacle arrangedupon the platform, a hand lever having one end projecting through theopening in the standard and provided with the transverse cross pin 1,the agitator rod y pivoted to the lever and projectinginto thereceptacle, and the radially projecting U-shape clothes receiving loopsK arranged in an annular row upon the lower end of said rod,substantially as deshown in Fig. 2. The agitator or plunger y scribedJAMES F. WADE.

Witnesses:

WM. Dnnrnn, Mrs. JOHN DENNEY.

